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November 30, 2011

We had a really fun Thanksgiving together as a family in South Jordan with our extended McMullin family, almost everyone was there. But we just couldn't get enough of each other because my Mom decided she wanted to cook a Thanksgiving dinner at her house a few days later. Here are some shots around the dinner table before my Dad carved the Turkey.

November 29, 2011

Hello? Is anyone still reading my blog? I'm sorry I have been such a horrible blogger the past several months. I cannot believe how quickly time passes. I will make sure I do better!!

A few weeks ago I talked to the kids about being Thankful and a quick lesson about the reasons we celebrate Thanksgiving. After I traced the boys' hands and then had them turn them into turkeys by coloring them. I grabbed my Fall themed scrapbooking supplies and we scrapbooked their hand prints and listed things they were Thankful for. I love the way they turned out and I think this should be a new Tradition in our family.

November 07, 2011

We had such a fun Halloween this year. We kicked off the holiday by attending our annual Hall Halloween Party at my inlaws. Each of us are required to dress up. We eat a spooky dinner cooked by my creative MIL and then we played some fun games.

The two older boys dressed up as NINJAS. They of course loved the swords that came with their costumes. Every picture I snapped of them they had to pose.

Little Wilson was a bumble bee. I dressed up as the Queen Bee.

And Eric dressed up as his Father, it was pretty much hilarious. We love how he even put the bluetooth in the same ear.

November 06, 2011

My little Wilson is Two Months old! We are all having so much fun having him in our home. He has started smiling more frequently and we all see how often we can sneak a smile out of him. He loves bath time and his activity chair. I took him to his check up a few days ago and he weighed 12 pounds. His older brothers adore him. They rush into the bedroom each morning to see if he's awake. Yesterday while I was cleaning the house I noticed how calm the baby was being. When I peeked around the corner I found Daxton had pulled out the baby toys and was entertaining WIlson. Moments like those are precious.

I snapped these pictures a few nights ago while we were getting ready for bed. Wilson was being so happy and kept smiling so I grabbed the camera to catch a few smiles.

October 29, 2011

New things are always happening at the ADORNit headquarters and this week we launched a new company blog. Head on over to www.adornitblog.com to stay up on the recent happenings at ADORNit headquarters, new products, inspiring DIY projects, guest designers, videos, store spotlights and much more.

October 18, 2011

I know most of us don't even want to say the word Christmas, but like it or not this holiday is right around the corner! I am really excited about a new workshop, 12 Days of Christmas over at Big Picture. I am one of twelve teachers that will help you celebrate and scrapbook Christmas.

How it Works: For the 12 days leading up to Christmas, you will receive an email from a BPC teacher with a photo prompt and a list of supplies to gather. Preparing specific holiday pictures and products as Christmas approaches will help you focus on the present moments and the joyful anticipation in a more thoughtful way—without feeling any pressure to scrapbook right away! Then, starting on December 25th, you'll get to "open" a new handout each day, designed to guide and inspire you in pulling together pictures and products to complete a dozen different layouts.

Doesn't that sound wonderful? At the end of this workshop you'll have created 12 special memories with your family AND you'll have 12 finished pages. I hope you'll join me and my friends at BPC.

October 03, 2011

This little guy is already one month old - can you believe it? I sure can't because it seems like last week that I was still pregnant running around trying to get everything done before he made his arrival. Nothing has been more precious and sweet than having a new baby in the house. Like most of you I have more on my 'To Do List' than possible but I don't mind letting the two piles of laundry sit there when I get to try and calm my fussy baby. Since he's my third I know how quickly they grow up and no matter what, there will still be another pile of laundry.

September 17, 2011

This fun quilt was made by me! It my favorite quilt I have sewn so far. I love sewing yo yos! And these giant yo yos melt my heart. I first learned to make yo yos from my Grandma Jackie and I think I made about a million the summer she taught me.

This quilt took me quite a bit of time but I would haul my fabric, needle & thread around in my purse and work on them here and there when I had a minute. We made several trips to the park this summer and while the boys were playing I would be stitching. The inspiration for this quilt came from my new little baby boy. I made sure I snapped some pictures of him on the quilt.

September 14, 2011

When we first started brain-storming projects for the pattern book Carolee knew she had to have a Bug-Catching Set. Debbie Raymond took charge and wowed us all with this cute project. I love the way she incorporated the Bugaboo Scrapbook Paper with the fabric collecion. Every little kid will love exploring the backyard with this cute set.

September 13, 2011

I love how bright and playful this quilt is! Our talented Tammy Andersen designed and quilted this beautiful quilt. She brought each of her hand drawn bugs to life as she enlarged them and appliqued them into each quilt block. Check out the beautiful detail in the photos below. If you didn't have time to create the entire quilt I think an appliqued pillow would be so cute. Way to go Tammy! You will find Tammy's pattern and applique templates in our Bugaboo Pattern Book.